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Whether you're running errands, working or eating lunch, Day to Day keeps you up-to-date with major news stories and piques your interest with intriguing features in the middle of the day. Day to Day is hosted by award-winning NPR correspondent Alex Chadwick and includes new—as well as familiar—NPR voices, station-based reporters, and contributors from online publication Slate.
Day to Day is produced at NPR West in Los Angeles. Reports are filed by NPR stations and by a worldwide network of NPR and freelance reporters.
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Day to Day is produced at NPR West in Los Angeles. Reports are filed by NPR stations and by a worldwide network of NPR and freelance reporters.
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Fueling Up At The Chinese RestaurantWith the price of gas well past $4 a gallon, resourceful drivers are looking for alternatives. We meet with people who are driving past the gas station, straight to their local Chinese restaurant, to fuel up. (07/18/2008)
In Nevada, A Tax Base Disappearing ActAfter years of tremendous growth, parts of the state now have some of the highest foreclosure rates in the country. The loss of property tax revenue is hitting Clark County, in southern Nevada, especially hard. (07/18/2008)
Summary Judgment: 'Mamma' Or 'Knight'?Writer Mark Jordan Legan breaks down reviews of the long-awaited Batman movie, <em>The Dark Knight</em>. Animated feature <em>Space Chimps</em> is up next. And finally, Legan looks at <em>Mama Mia!</em>, starring Meryl Streep, Colin Firth and Pierce Brosnan. It's as divisive as ABBA itself, he says. (07/18/2008)
Is Fast Food Tasty When You Know the Caloric Toll?Fast food restaurants in New York will start getting fined Friday if they don't post nutrition information. We talk to Times Square restaurant-goers about whether they still have an appetite for that five-piece fried chicken meal once they can see the calorie count. (07/18/2008)
'Marketplace' Report: Gas Drops A Penny A GallonOil prices have fallen $16 in three days. Some analysts are saying oil could come down to around $100 a barrel in the next few months because demand is shrinking. Indeed, the national average for gasoline came down by a penny a gallon Friday. (07/18/2008)
Highlights From The HybridFestWe meet a family who helped organize the largest gathering of hybrid car owners in the country. The event will occur this weekend in Madison, Wis. Participants share fuel-saving tips. (07/18/2008)
Is The U.S. Softening On Iran?Undersecretary of State William Burns will participate in talks between the E.U. and Iran aimed at ending the Iranian uranium enrichment program this weekend. The State Department says Burns will not negotiate, but his presence in the room is a change in the Bush Administration's policy. (07/18/2008)
Prop 13 No Longer Looks Quite So VillainousCalifornia's Proposition 13 is often blamed for the state's money problems, but now it's being credited with stabilizing the flow of tax revenue through the sagging housing market. Homeowners aren't complaining either. (07/18/2008)
Obama Takes Biggest Lead Yet, But What Does It Mean?Both Obama and McCain made appearances this week in front of the NAACP and the Council of La Raza. Why are some attendees saying that while the Democratic candidate was the audience favorite, the Republican candidate connected better with delegates? (07/18/2008)
'Dark Side' III: Is Rendition Still Taking Place?The policy and program still exist, but whether they are actually being used seems doubtful, says <em>The New Yorker</em>'s Jane Mayer. She also tells Madeleine Brand why one man water boarded himself to find whether it was torture. (07/18/2008)
'Marketplace' Report: Coke Profits Looking Less SweetWall Street has a lot of numbers to weigh Thursday. Some are better than expected, like housing and jobs data. Some are worse; Coca Cola and Continental Airlines both put out disappointing earnings. (07/17/2008)
What Will Ashcroft Tell Congress?The former attorney general is testifying before Congress Thursday on post-Sept. 11 interrogation techniques. <em>Slate.com</em> legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick discusses what he's saying and why it's important. (07/17/2008)
Are Credit Cards The Next Financial Crisis?Credit card lending could be the next domino to fall from the mortgage crisis, some analysts say. We explore what's driving credit card lending out of control and see how much debt Santa Monica residents carry around in their back pockets. (07/17/2008)
Swindled Out Of A HomeLast year, Erwin and Inger Young of Sandwich, N.H. lost the deed to their home. The couple was separating and refinancing seemed like the best way out of a money hole, but they ended up caught in a common mortgage scam. (07/17/2008)
How Sept. 11 Redefined Executive PowerVice President Dick Cheney is the "most important person in America, that people have never heard of," says Jane Mayer, author of the book, <em>The Dark Side</em>. Cheney called the shots, she says in her expose of the Bush administration's role in detainee torture scandals. (07/17/2008)
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